Washing-machine.



M. L. McANALLY. WASHING MACHINE.

APELICATION FILED NOV. 24. 1915. I 1,174,512. Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

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M. L. McANALLY.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 24. 1915.

1,174,512. Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

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Specification of Letters latcnt.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

Application filed November 24, 1915. Serial No. 83,261.

To all whom may concern:

Be it known that I, MARION L; MGANALLY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Matador, in the county of Motley, State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Washing-Machine; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved washing machine, and particularly to that type having a rocking cylinder or drum s aped agitator.

()ne of the objects of the invention is to provide a rack and pinion mechanism for imparting a rocking motion to the agitator.

One of the features of the invention is to provide in the opposite side walls of the casing of the washing machine vertical slots for the reception of the bearing pins of the rocking agitator, in combination with a plate insertible in guide slots and having a semi-circular recess at its lower end to hold one of the bearing pins in the lower endof one of the slots of the side of the casing, which plate is provided with a lateral arm bearing upon the rack, to hold it in mesh with its pinion.

Another feature of the invention is the provision of abutment bars upon the interior of the rocking agitating drum .or cylinder, acting to limit the clothes to substantially one half of the space of the cylinder. In-

other words, prevent the clothes from being thrown too close to the closure of the cylinder.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitate alterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed. I

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinbefore set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a View in side elevation of the improved washing machine, showing the means for rocking or inderor drum'agitatorin plan view. Fig.v

agitating the cylinder or drum agitator. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is .a plan view of the washing machine with the cover or closure of the outer casing removed, showing the cvl- 5 is a detail perspective view of the plate having its rigid arm 'forholding one of the bearing-pins in one of the slots of the outer the pinion. Fig. 6 is a detail view in side.

elevation of means, to which power may be belted, for automatically actuating the agitator, through the rack and pinion connection, the pinion being shown in sectional view. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a sectional view on line 8-8 of Fig. 1.

Referring more especially to the drawlngs, l designates the main casing of the washing machine, which is supported by the legs 2, secured at 3 to said casing. The casing 1 consists .of the opposite sides 4, which are connected by the metal shell 5. Theopposite sides are provided with correspondingly extending extension parts 6, between which, a strip 7, is connected. The

upper face of this strip 7 is inclined downwardly toward the center of the casing, so that the water from the clothes when passed through the wringer or rinser 8, may flow back intothe casing of the'washing machine. The shell 5 is also secured to the extension 6, and is-provided with an overhanging flange 9, which overlies a flange 10 of the strip 7. The opposite sides 11 of the rinser are clamped to the upper parts of said extension 6 by the thumb screws 12. The casing 1 is provided-with a cover or closure 13, hingedly connected at 14 by the plates 15, the metal shell portion 16 of which cover or closure extends down within the casing 1 below the strip 7, as shown at 17, thereby preventing the suds and the like from back-splashing upon the upper surface of the strip 7. The opposite sides 4 of the casing 1 are provided with directly oppositely disposed vertical slots 18, in the lower parts of which the pintles or bearing pins 19 and 20 of the drum or cylinder shaped agitator 21 are mounted. It is to be noted that one of the slots 18 is covered by a plate 22, which is substantially triangular in shape, for instance something like the shape of the plate 23, which is seor hearing pin 20 has a pinion 25 rotatable therewith.

Pivoted at 26 to one side of the casing 1 is a lever 27, to which the rack 28 is pivoted at 29. The teeth of this rack 28 mesh with the teeth of the pinion 25, so that by imparting an oscillatory movement to the lever 27 the rack 28 is reciprocated, which in turn rocks the pinion 25, and also the cylindrical or drum shaped agitator 21. The PlIllOIl 25 is provided with a flange 30, thereby preventing the rack from moving laterally out of engagement with the pinion. It is to be observed that the opposite walls of the slot 24 adjacent where one face of the plate 23 (which is secured by the screws 31 to the casing 1) engages one face of the casing 1, are provided with guide grooves 32, which receive the plate 33 shown particularly in Fig. 5. The lower end of the plate 33 is provided with a semi-circular-recess 34 to engage the bearing pin or pintle 20 to hold it in its bearing. An arm (which is riveted) is formed integral with the plate 33, and

' extends laterally, and overlies the rack 28,

to hold the teeth thereof in mesh with the teeth of the pinion, in other words, prevent ing the rack from disengaging upwardly from said pinion. The upper end of the plate 33 has a lateral extending portion 36, which covers the upper end of the slot 24, there being a latch 37 pivoted at 38 to the upper edge of the plate 23, so as to overlie the lateral portion 36 of the plate 33, to hold the plate 33 in its slots or guides. The latch 37 has a notch in its free end, to engage a pin 39, to hold the latch in the position shown in Fig. 4.

The cylindrical or drum shaped agitator comprises the opposite sides 40, to which the transverse slats 41 (which are arranged at spaced intervals) are secured by'the screws 42. Substantially diametrically opposite portions of the cylindrical slat wall of the agitator are provided with abutment strips 44, to confine the clothes in the lower part of the agitator, in other words, prevent the clothes from being thrown toward the cover or closure 45 of said agitator. The cover or closure 45 of the agitator is provided'with transverse slats 46. The cover or closure is provided with plates 47, which are pivoted at 48 to the plates 49, which are in turn secured to the bottom portion of the agitator. The pivot 48 consists of arod extending from one set of plates 47 and 49 on one side of the agitator, to corresponding plates 47 and 49 on the opposite sides of the agitator. Metal bands 51 and 52 are connected to the rod 50 by means of a roll, and are extended about the slats of the agitator and its cover or closure, to hold the slats more secure. The metal bands 51 opposite where the closure is hinged to the agitator have their ends bent under and secured to the lower edges of the sides of the closure or cover. The metal bands 52 opposite whe.'e they are connected to the rod 50 have their ends overlying and secured to the upper edges of the sides 40 of the agitator. The cover or closure of the agitator has a suitable latch plate 54 to hold the same locked to the bottom portion of the agitator.

In Figs. 6 and 7 the rack 28 is pivoted at 55 to a gear 56, which is mounted upon a stub shaft 57 of a plate 58, which may be secured at 59 to the side of the casing of the Washing machine. Also mounted upon a stub shaft 60 of the plate 58 is a pinion 61 and pulley 62, both of which rotate as one body, so that by belting any suitable power to the pulley 62, the pinion 61 (which is in mesh with the gear 56) is rotated, thereby imparting movement to the gear 56, which in turn will reciprocate the rack 28, which Will rock the pinion 25.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is:

1. In combination, a washing machine casing having its opposite side walls provided with vertical slots, a cylindrical drum slatted agitator having bearing pins mounted in bearings at the lower ends of said slots, a rack and pinion connection for one of the bearing pins, and means for imparting motion to the rack, to rock the pinion and agitator, guides adjacent one of the slots where the rack and pinion is rotated, and means in said guides performing the dual function of holding the bearing pin with the pinion in the bearing of a slot and the rack in engagement with the pinion.

2. In combination, a washing machine casing having its opposite side walls provided with vertical slots, a cylindrical drum slatted agitator having bearing pins mounted in bearings at the lower ends of said slots, a rack and pinion connection for one of the bearing pins, and means for imparting motion to the rack, to rock the pinion and agitator, guides adjacent one of the slots where the rack and pinion is rotated, a plate mounted in said guide to hold the bearing pin having the pinion in its bearing, said plate having a laterally extending rigid arm overlying the rack to hold the rack in mesh with said pinion, and a latch for holding the plate in its guides.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARION L. MGANALLY.

Witnesses: I V

R. S. Rises, G. E. HAMILTON. 

